This review highlights the high prevalence of antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in a larger part of the Asia-Pacific region. Since URTIs are one of the common reasons for primary care consultations in this region, inappropriate use of antibiotic in both quantity and drug choice has greatly influenced the development of antibiotic resistance. Notwithstanding the pauci...

background respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) can cause acute respiratory infection (ari) in infants and young children. objectives this study was conducted to determine the incidence of rsv infection and its subgroups among children with ari. materials and methods a total of 100 throat samples were collected from hospitalized children with ari in different hospitals across the khuzestan provinc...